A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 5 kilometers (3 miles) from San Antonio in Chile on Sunday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 37.537 km (23 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qsrf. Id of event: us7000qsrf. The temblor was picked up at 08:42:54 / 8:42 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -71.6638 West, latitude -33.6008 South, depth = 37.537 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 08:42:54 / August 31, 2025 @ 8:42 am UTC/GMT.

Country/countries that might be effected, Chile (c. 16 746 000 pop). The epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Viña del Mar (c. 294 600 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Valparaíso (c. 282 400 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from San Bernardo (c. 249 900 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Quilpué (c. 130 300 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Lo Prado (c. 104 300 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Villa Alemana (c. 97 300 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was San Bernardo, Lo Prado, Quillota (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 5 km W of San Antonio, Chile. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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